Category Archives: education

Fun facts, trivia included in Upstate Health magazine

Posted on February 24, 2015 by

Page three of Upstate Health magazine this quarter features five random pieces of information you might not otherwise know about Upstate, including: * The roof of the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital is marked with an H in a big cross … Continue reading →

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6 things you might not know about Upstate…

Posted on January 1, 2015 by

* Volunteers contribute mightily to the operation of Upstate University Hospital, logging 82,528 hours in 2013. Learn about volunteer opportunities by calling 315-464-5180 or visiting upstate.edu/hospital/volunteers. * Bar codes on sharps containers — where needles are disposed after use – allow … Continue reading →

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Lecture focuses on recognizing medical innovation

Posted on December 12, 2014 by

Thomas Krummel, MD, leads Stanford University’s Department of Surgery and loves the fresh perspective of medical students. He spoke about this connection, linking it to discovery, invention, innovation and entrepreneurship when he delivered the annual Pickett Lecture in Pediatric Surgery … Continue reading →

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Upstate and the Bacons in the 1960s: two careers, one marriage and a baby girl who wants to be a doctor

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

In the early 1960s, Shirley Graves was a hospital nurse in Greensboro, North Carolina. She responded to an ad in the American Journal of Nursing recruiting RNs to apply to Syracuse’s Good Shepherd Hospital to “fulfill your educational goals, broaden … Continue reading →

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Remembering Jake: the president who built the hospital

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

Yesterday’s post told a bit about the late “Cookie” Jacobsen, the first lady of Upstate who is being honored tomorrow, along with her husband, Jake. Carlyle “Jake” F. Jacobsen PhD, was president of Upstate Medical University from 1957 to 1965 and … Continue reading →

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Honoring the beloved ‘Cookie’ Jacobsen

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

On Wednesday, November 12 at 3 p.m., Ellen Cook “Cookie” Jacobsen MD and her husband Carlyle “Jake”  Jacobsen PhD will he honored at a dedication ceremony, held in Upstate’s medical alumni lounge, Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Ave., Syracuse. Jake was … Continue reading →

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What a patient with Ebola experiences

Posted on October 30, 2014 by

A patient who survives Ebola suffers through some nasty symptoms, and then his or her body regroups to muster a fight against the virus. “One of the big problems with this disease is it impairs adaptive immunity. You don’t develop … Continue reading →

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This issue of Upstate Health is brought to you by the number 5

Posted on September 30, 2014 by

Lots of important “fives” around Upstate these days, including: 5 years ago, the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital opened its doors in a “treehouse” addition above Upstate University Hospital in downtown Syracuse. 5 members of KidzBop visited patients at the Upstate Golisano … Continue reading →

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Medical students suffer from puppy love

Posted on September 26, 2014 by

Two Upstate students sharing an apartment in downtown Syracuse have developed enduring – and contagious – cases of puppy love. First Tim Lentini got Freya, a golden retriever. Then he and his puppy went with roommate, Connor Policastro to choose … Continue reading →

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1970s discovery makes bones ‘light up like a Christmas tree’

Posted on September 18, 2014 by

If you’ve read or seen the teen romance, “The Fault in Our Stars,” you remember the moment that Gus tells his girlfriend about his cancer recurrence by explaining that he had had a bone scan that “lit up like a … Continue reading →

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